Here's the letter sent to all Cardinal Singers and the 8th grade Men in Black soloists with information on Saturday's performances. The bus leaves West at 7am, PRACTICE!

February 9, 2018 • Solo and Ensemble Festival • Final Details

Dear Chorus Parents,Congratulations to your children! They have been working hard on their solo literature, and their performance date is almost at hand. Here are last minute details, schedules, and directions you need.

All singers should have their songs completely memorizedwhen they come to work with their accompanist.

DRESS FOR THE EVENT:Please dress “up” for the event. Cardinals, wear your chorus uniform. Solo, wear your uniform or something dressy. I suggest clothes that would be appropriate for attending a wedding: shirt and tie, slacks, dress shoes and socks, blouse and slacks or skirt, or a dress. Keep your hair out of your face so you can be seen when you sing. Remember, looking good helps you feel good too!

EVENT SCHEDULE:Each participant warms up for 15 minutes, then sings and receives comments for 15 minutes. When you are done, you may leave, I will get ratings via the MSVMA website. All students will receive a certificate, and if you achieve a rating of ‘I’ or ‘II’, you will receive a medal (MR. MARTIN WILL PAY). A cafeteria will be open for you to purchase food and drinks while you are waiting before or after your performance.

FOOD:Drinks, snacks, donuts, and pizza (at lunch time) are available for purchase at the site. If you will need to eat lunch, plan to bring about $5 per meal.

TRAVEL:There is a school bus going to and from Monroe Middle School, bringing the Cardinal Singers. Parents are welcome to ride, if they’ve filed a chaperone background check form with the school board. The bus will leave West at 7am, and leave Monroe 10:15, arriving at West at about 11am.Mr. Martin will ride the bus both ways, and parents are invited to also come. Students need to be picked up promptly at 11 at West.

The directions to the Monroe Middle School in Monroe are included with this letter. They begin at West Middle School. Allow 40 minutes for travel, and plan to arrive at least30 minutes before your performance time. Mr. Martin return to the event at 2:30-5:30. If you don’t see him right away, it’s because he’s warming up a singer or watching them perform. Follow your schedule and he’ll catch up with you!

SCHEDULE and (ROOM #) FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9th (Warm up is 15 Minutes earlier!)

As a farewell to Chorus this year, the first semester 6th Grade choir performed four songs in class for a "virtual concert." This is hosted on this page, and only available at WestChorus.com. Even though the semester is over, choir members can expect:

An invitation to see the Taylor High School Choir when they perform at West on February 15 during school.

Paperwork (sent via your Focus teacher) for a FREE trip to the Detroit Opera House on March 22

Cedar Point paperwork for our trip on June 3.

For now, enjoy this concert, and thanks for a great first semester, singers!

Here's an updated calendar for the 2019 2nd Semester. Note some dates have changed or been confirmed. Please make sure your home calendar matches ours! The most updated calendar can always be found on our Calendar page.

Friday, February 8 • Grade 6 • During School • $20 Uniform fee due (only for new 6th graders)

Download this printable calendar

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a place that hosts 10-day intensive arts sessions for students grades 5-12 every summer. Campers live in cabins with young musicians and artists from our state, country, and around the world. Sessions are led by top teachers who hold daily rehearsals, and results in a final performance for parents on the final day. It's an intensive arts experience in an exceptionally beautiful location. There are scholarships available (Mr. Martin can help you record an audition) and 4 sessions with many majors, including Choir, Band, Dance, Harp, Orchestra, Jazz, Piano, and Theater. For more information and registration or audition information, go to Bluelake.org

Those students who ordered items from our Century Resources fundraiser will get them tomorrow, Wednesday December 19. The items will arrive by 1:30pm, and will be distributed to students during our 6th hour. Those who have large orders (10+ items) should arrange to be picked up from school on Wednesday. If your customers ordered online with credit cards, the items will be delivered directly to your them, and you will receive profit from the sales.

Please deliver your items promptly and be sure to thank your customers for their support. Remind them that if they're not satisfied for any reason, they can get a full refund without returning their item by calling the 800 number on the product package.

All profits will be calculated once the paperwork is received with the delivery, and you'll be able to subtract profit from your Cedar Point trip cost when the paperwork comes home in January.

On Tuesday, December 11 and Wednesday, December 12th, the West Chorus performed their 2018 Holiday concert. The Tuesday night performance was hosted at the beautiful Wayne County Community College District Heinz C. Prechter Education and Performing Arts Center, and we really appreciated the beautiful stage and professional support staff. The choirs performed music from holiday favorites including Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, In The Bleak Midwinter, The Hallelujah Chorus, John Lennon's Happy Xmas (War is Over), and songs from The Sound of Music. Congratulations to our singers for an excellent performance!

Parents who wish to purchase a DVD copy of the performance, send $10 cash to Mr. Martin by Wednesday, December 19.